Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Most Christians agree that Mary was a virgin when she conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. And until the centuries following the Reformation, most Christians agreed that she remained one.

Kenny Burchard, a former Pentecostal pastor, shares how his commitment to studying the New Testament in Greek, its original language, helped him better understand the exchange between Mary and Gabriel, and its significance in helping to explain the historic Christian belief in Mary's perpetual virginity.

Watch the full episode: chnetwork.org/on-the-journey/on-the-journey-with-matt-and-ken-and-kenny-episode-101-the-perpetual-virginity-of-mary

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